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Outrageous Fortunes : the adventures of Mary Fortune, crime-writer, and her criminal son George

Brown, Megan, (Literary scholar)2025
Books, Manuscripts
When Mary Fortune arrived in Melbourne with her infant son in 1855, she was determined to reinvent herself. The Victorian goldfields were just the place. After a time selling sly grog and a bigamous marriage to a policeman, Mary became a pioneering journalist and author. The Detective's Album was...
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